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The song and video for Stuart Townend's "Vagabonds" are most awesome. Check them out.
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The song and video for Stuart Townend's "Vagabonds" are most awesome. Check them out.
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Primarily I hope to contrast the major storyline departures of the movie with the Noah narrative in the Old Testament and references in...

"Let your light so shine that people may see your good works and glorify your Father in heaven" is still in the Book.

I am not so much concerned with whether Obamacare is the best manifestation of Universal Healthcare, or whether the website works, or whether...
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Soon I saw my atheism for what it is: an intellectual belief most accessible to those who have done well.

We've probably spent upward of $1,200 on live Christmas trees in the past 30 Christmases. There's something to be said for fakery.
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Pretty sure the drill instructor did not see this coming.

[dropcap]S[/dropcap]everal months ago I was given the opportunity to write a lesson for the LifeWay curriculum, The Gospel Project. This is one of...
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I want to finish strong not because of a misguided desire to be remembered fondly or eulogized meaningfully or quoted positively.

As it regards Miley Cyrus, parents--especially Christian ones--are aghast over her evolution from Hannah Montana.
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